Packer, James Innell

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PACKER, James Innell

PACKER, James Innell. British/Canadian, b. 1926. Genres: Theology/ Religion. Career: Latimer House, Oxford, warden, 1961-69; Tyndale Hall Theological College, principal, 1969-71; Trinity College, Bristol, associate principal, 1971-79; Regent College, Vancouver, professor of theology, 1979-; cleric. Publications: Fundamentalism and the Word of God, 1958; (with O.R. Johnston) Luther's Bondage of the Will, 1958; Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, 1961; Our Lord's Understanding of the Law of God, 1962; Keep Yourselves from Idols, 1963; God Has Spoken, 1965; Tomorrow's Worship, 1966; (with A.M. Stibbs) The Spirit within You, 1967; (with others) Growing into Union, 1970; Knowing God, 1973; I Want to Be a Christian, 1977 (also as Growing in Christ); For Man's Sake, 1978; (with R.T. Beckwith and G.E. Duffield) Across the Divide, 1978; The Evangelical Anglican Identity Problem, 1978; Beyond the Battle for the Bible, 1980; A Kind of Noah's Ark?, 1981; God's Words, 1981; Freedom, Authority and Scripture, 1982; (with R.T. Beckwith) The 39 Articles, 1984; Keep in Step with the Spirit, 1984; (with T. Howard) Christianity, the True Humanism, 1985; Through the Year with J.I. Packer, 1986; Your Father Loves You, 1986; God in Our Midst, 1987; Hot Tub Religion, 1987; A Quest for Godliness, 1990; Rediscovering Holiness, 1992; Concise Theology, 1993; A Passion for Faithfulness, 1995; Knowing Christianity, 1995; Knowing and Doing the Will of God, 1995; Life in the Spirit, 1996; Truth and Power, 1996; Great Grace, 1997; Great Power, 1998; Great Joy, 1998; Collected Shorter Writings of J.I. Packer, vols. 1-4, 1999-2000; J.I. Packer Answers Questions for Today, 2000; God's Plans for You, 2001; Faithfulness and Holiness, 2002; The Redemption and Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard Baxter, 2003. EDITOR: (with others) New Bible Dictionary, 1962, 3rd ed., 1996; The Best in Theology, vols. 1-4, 1986-89. EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR: The Church of England and the Methodist Church, 1963; All in Each Place, 1965; Guidelines, 1967; Fellowship in the Gospel, 1968; Here We Stand, 1988; Alive to God, 1992; The Way of Wisdom, 2000. Address: Regent College, 5800 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2E4.